How To Use Indecisive In A Sentence

Though manœuvring went on for four days and a good deal of damage was inflicted, the result was indecisive, no ships being captured or sunk.
a long and indecisive war
‘Pochles’ is used to describe a person who is physically inept and indecisive in his actions.
The problems you talk of are mostly the result of indecisive handling. The Sun
It basically makes him look like a weak, indecisive, craven leader.

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It's the ultimate dilemma for the indecisive: two women, attractive, intelligent, devoted.
He looks opportunistic and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
a subtone, his brain was afire with keen activity; but unfortunately for the going forward of things, this mental state was divided into so many battalions, led by so many generals, indirectly and indecisively, nowhere. The Place of Honeymoons
He looks opportunistic and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
Fortune favours the bold - not the weak and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
Iam not usually an indecisive person who sees both sides of a question. Times, Sunday Times
His pieces are too monotonous in rhythm and weak in melody to be really interesting, and his experiments in tonality are indecisive.
So being a messy, indecisive and disorganized ditherer is healthy!
Now, call me naive / unobservant / clueless, but I didn't realise that Qurious was designed for a slightly less heterosexual patron than I. I simply assumed the owner was rather indecisive on choice of colour scheme.
It said the document must to'fully and unambiguously reflect the scope of uncertainty' over who is understood to be in charge after an indecisive outcome. Times, Sunday Times
She imitates his voice as a whiny, indecisive drawl.
But he -- that's one point where the label indecisiveness can be stuck to him in a sense. Adlai Stevenson: His Life and Legacy
She has looked weak and indecisive, sinking not swimming in the deadly currents of her job. Times, Sunday Times
An orchestra wants to be told what to do without hesitation or conference and a conductor who involves the orchestra in decision making is perceived to be weak and indecisive.
In the report compiled by the players' union, the attack coach Brian Smith is described as "indecisive, out of his depth, difficult to talk to and simply not good enough" and accused of looking to the Romania team for inspiration. Lewis Moody and England coaches heavily criticised in leaked report
This hung situation usually means a weak, indecisive and ineffective coalition. The Sun
He consulted a supervisor, who stared at me indecisively for a few minutes.
An indecisive vote resulted in a six-week lesson in church politics. Christianity Today
The mayor was criticized by radical reformers for his indecisiveness.
If there's anything I can't stand it's an indecisive, wishy-washy customer.
No wonder the Third Republic was weak and indecisive. IN DEFENCE OF ARISTOCRACY
A confidence player who can look indecisive on an off day. Times, Sunday Times
The outcome of the battle was indecisive.
There is a complexity and depth to these pictures that make most white Australian art look indecisive, rootless or stereotyped.
Frankly, if the present indecisiveness goes on much longer, it might well be too late to allow a rallying of the troops for the next election.
Silver moved indecisively last week as the market paused after plunging from near-record highs above $49 an ounce. Goldman View, Euro Worry Lift Precious Metals
Certainly, it looks indecisive on a matter that plainly requires firm but sensitive action. Times, Sunday Times
They want elections to be indecisive so they can make backroom deals for power. The Sun
But there have also been times when they've looked alarmingly indecisive, as if the pressure is already beginning to get to them. The Sun
In the first two games, the defensive backs seemed indecisive, perhaps the result of playing off receivers.
Even more commonly the function is a discursive and indecisive meander through various fields of learning for its own sake.
An indecisive vote resulted in a six-week lesson in church politics. Christianity Today
The President's flip-flops on taxes made him appear indecisive.
If he backs down now, he will add weak and indecisive to naive and helpless. Times, Sunday Times
In choosing, just when he faces a few ceramic tile when the brand is indecisive, two participator are commenting aside: "This brand has so low discount inaccessibly , must clutch!
`I don't know,' he said indecisively
Anand played indecisively and Nakamura turned the game on a dime, threw his pieces at Anand's king, and when the smoke cleared, he was up in material. Lubomir Kavalek: The Great London Chess Debate
the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court
It’s a tossup to me, but indecisive is better than inattentive or incompetent. Buck stops where? « BuzzMachine
She's indecisive, she's basically paralyzed by some romantic notion of the way things should be.
This hung situation usually means a weak, indecisive and ineffective coalition. The Sun
Has a tendency to stand off opponents and can look raw and indecisive. The Sun
This makes even the most honest of answers seem indecisive and uncertain.
Andrea's annoyed at me for hurrying her across the road - if we had been our usual indecisive self, we would have been better placed.
They want elections to be indecisive so they can make backroom deals for power. The Sun
The Sri Lankan election held last Friday has resulted in an indecisive outcome that can only lead to further political volatility.
It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness.
Maybe" is an indecisive answer.
The young Spaniard's heavy topspin from the left side had Federer off balance and indecisive about where to attack, and he committed 62 unforced errors. USATODAY.com - French Open final gets left-handed complement
As he descends, his head is turning like the needle of an indecisive compass, his eyes taking in each and every bit of action on the docks below him.
But there have also been times when they've looked alarmingly indecisive, as if the pressure is already beginning to get to them. The Sun
He was criticised as a weak and indecisive leader.
If he was occasionally indecisive, it was because he was painfully cognisant that lives hung on his decisions.
Of course, some of them, though indecisive as regards loss and damage, were strategetical victories: thus, Admiral Arbuthnot beat back Admiral Barras off the Chesapeake, in March of 1781; and near the same place in September of the same year the French had their revenge in the victory (one at least in its results) of the Comte de Grasse over Sir Thomas Graves. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans
The United States faces years of indecisive government, with Washington paralysed by score-settling and legislative gridlock.
And with domestic political pressure building, indecisiveness and delay only increase frustration.
At a time of crisis its top managers have been exposed as weak and indecisive. The Sun
A confidence player who can look indecisive on an off day. Times, Sunday Times
Fortune favours the bold - not the weak and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
Throughout the year, battles such as Loos were indecisive and led to little movement in the lines of trenches.
For those who know him, his ingrained indecisiveness serves as a signature to his every act; and to the uninitiated, it is explained away as cautiousness and age-inspired prudence.
She has looked weak and indecisive, sinking not swimming in the deadly currents of her job. Times, Sunday Times
He spent his early years indecisively moving about - working at an investment house, on a farm in Canada, and as a teacher in British public schools.
She was funny and sharp and confident and clear when she was with her girlfriends, and then became indecisive and minxish and coy around men.
He isn't the gunslinger of his early years with the Rams or the hesitant, indecisive quarterback of his last two years in St. Louis.
It's a clarion call to the meek, the mild-mannered and the indecisive.
At a time of crisis its top managers have been exposed as weak and indecisive. The Sun
An indecisive vote resulted in a six-week lesson in church politics. Christianity Today
This high-speed technician can be brusque and impatient with the indecisive, but he is a wonder to behold.
Exhausted and in constant pain, she had to contend with vast, unfathomable personality changes that made her capricious, indecisive, impatient and intolerant.
An indecisive man could never run the country.
an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill
Certainly, it looks indecisive on a matter that plainly requires firm but sensitive action. Times, Sunday Times
You may be plagued with indecisiveness or revert to emotional "default" positions forged during childhood, such as submissiveness, rebellion or self-undermining behavior. Douglas LaBier: An Inside-Out Life: Protection From the Growing Backlash -- Part 1
Their indecisiveness is an attempt to save face—yours. ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS
To Sandra Day: No one cares about your 82 year grandfather, he probably is as smart as you are. 'majority' in polling means greater than 50%, so if 47% approve and 44% dissaprove, that remaining 9% that cant make up their mind still count, so the 'majority' of those polled (that means all of them include that indecisive 9%) dont agree. CNN Poll: President's approval on health care under 50 percent
Archie is an indecisive Englishman who can only make a decision after tossing a coin.
They want elections to be indecisive so they can make backroom deals for power. The Sun
Some blame indecisive leadership for the party's failure at the polls.
The mayor was criticized by radical reformers for his indecisiveness.
No wonder the Third Republic was weak and indecisive. IN DEFENCE OF ARISTOCRACY
It was time to make up his mind, yet he was still indecisive.
Has a tendency to stand off opponents and can look raw and indecisive. The Sun
The outcome of the battle was indecisive.
I am an indecisive person. The Developing Child (7th edn.)
If his other actions are any indicators, perhaps his indecisiveness is just as well as he will probably screw up this decision, too. CNN Poll: Is Obama taking too long on Afghanistan decision?
Nonetheless, his enemies depict him as weak and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
His argument may have turned out indecisively, but Halley evidently believed that scientific data were relevant to theological questions.
It was just a feeling, neither uncertainty nor indecisiveness, but doubts nonetheless.
The first was a fairly indecisive battle at Lansdown, just outside Bath, which saw the royalist forces badly mauled as they foolishly attempted an assault of the northern ridge.
The patient appearing motorically “stuck” in an indecisive, hesitant movement, which results from examiner verbally contradicting his own strong nonverbal signal, such as offering his hand as if to shake hands, while stating, “Don’t shake my hand, I don’t want you to shake it.” The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry
Adding that if Mayama doesn’t like Yamada then he should make her realize it sooner since being indecisive is the most tortuous thing. Honey and Clover J-drama – ep 07 « Undercover
He's indecisive to a point, but I think he's an immensely forceful character in parts of the play and not just when he's arguing with me.
I am an indecisive person. The Developing Child (7th edn.)
Some blame indecisive leadership for the party's failure at the polls.
This high-speed technician can be brusque and impatient with the indecisive, but he is a wonder to behold.
When it occurred, battle was thus costly and usually indecisive.
It is not perhaps surprising that the administration now appears so indecisive and unfocused.
They want elections to be indecisive so they can make backroom deals for power. The Sun
Most of the time, the reason for your indecisiveness is because your idea is not quite ripe. How to Create a Highly Viral Blog | Write to Done
The term 'emergency' is being used in a fast and loose fashion to cover yet more indecisive murmurings around the Greek bailout," he added in emailed comments. MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
He is desperate, he is indecisive, and he is divisive.
Two indecisive general elections left Britain rudderless. Times, Sunday Times
If the result remains indecisive, the coalition still loses.
An indecisive man to say the least, he needs to be "speeded" up according to Anne. Becky's Book Reviews
However, years of indecisiveness have left the company vacillating between a differentiation strategy and that of being a cost leader.
Because of the general's indecisiveness, our armies have lost the initiative to the enemy.
His ability to chase down shots made Federer indecisive and forced him into uncustomary unforced errors.
No wonder the Third Republic was weak and indecisive. IN DEFENCE OF ARISTOCRACY
‘The ongoing indecisiveness on the part of the Government with regard to immigration policy has led to wide-scale confusion for employers,’ she said.
Both as a product and a cause of the indecisive nature of combat, the operational tempo of war-as-process generally moved at a slow and halting pace.
I'd been up since six, cleaning and fussing indecisively over my wardrobe, and I'd eventually settled on a warm brown sweater and khaki pants.
The second debate ended as indecisively as the first. O: A Presidential Novel
Soviet instability has been exacerbated by a vacillating, indecisive economic policy.
Saying ‘maybe’ or any other indecisive response, practically counts as ‘no’.
The worst thing that could happen would be for it to end indecisively, with embittered semi-losers on all sides.
In May 2005 a campaign that never caught fire issued, perhaps inevitably, in a curiously indecisive result.
They want elections to be indecisive so they can make backroom deals for power. The Sun
Supposing for example that you have Mars in Libra: this makes people very indecisive.
If he backs down now, he will add weak and indecisive to naive and helpless. Times, Sunday Times
Has a tendency to stand off opponents and can look raw and indecisive. The Sun
It basically makes him look like a weak, indecisive, craven leader.
When you called her indecisive, what did you mean? TOO MANY MURDERS
Confusingly (and indecisively), he isn't taking a stand on Amendment 62. Colin St. John: The Importance of Being Michael Bennet
He quartered the office, a grayhound on the scent; a grayhound with glasses tilted forward on his thin nose, and a silky indecisive brown mustache. Main Street
For weeks, I was completely indecisive about what I would call the new column.
They bullied and finally persuaded him against the possibility of retreat, but for indecisive days the Allies faced their first major defeat. Whicker's War
indecisive boundaries running through mountains
Two indecisive general elections left Britain rudderless. Times, Sunday Times
I think I can afford to be indecisive on the matter of which fictional character I like the most.
His Government is adrift dithering and indecisive. The Sun
the battle ended indecisively; neither side had clearly won but neither side admitted defeat
I have noticed his judgement becoming increasingly flawed and he seems to have acquired in indecisive madness of Hamlet without its analytical interest. The Madness Of King Brown
Writing that includes a mixture of cursive and printing styles shows that you are indecisive.
The retriever looked indecisive, constantly bouncing forward to the house, but always stopping short of yanking the leash out of Gale's hand and running back to her side.
This hung situation usually means a weak, indecisive and ineffective coalition. The Sun
But there have also been times when they've looked alarmingly indecisive, as if the pressure is already beginning to get to them. The Sun
Depression causes anhedonia (lack of pleasure in life and the original title of Woody Allen's ‘Annie Hall’), self reproach, suicidal ideation, and indecisiveness.
If he backs down now, he will add weak and indecisive to naive and helpless. Times, Sunday Times
And they may feel obliged to take firm decision, quickly, to demonstrate to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister that they are not evading their responsibilities or acting indecisively.
I am an indecisive person. The Developing Child (7th edn.)
These persons are not usually suited to executive positions, since they are often indecisive.
Yet others havered indecisively over both the principle and the practicality of the thing.
It said the document must to'fully and unambiguously reflect the scope of uncertainty' over who is understood to be in charge after an indecisive outcome. Times, Sunday Times
He was criticised as a weak and indecisive leader.
They bullied and finally persuaded him against the possibility of retreat, but for indecisive days the Allies faced their first major defeat. Whicker's War
She has looked weak and indecisive, sinking not swimming in the deadly currents of her job. Times, Sunday Times
A confidence player who can look indecisive on an off day. Times, Sunday Times
The problems you talk of are mostly the result of indecisive handling. The Sun
I was curious abut this - the idea of vocation, and how it is found, intrigues me, as I am so indecisive!
Certainly, it looks indecisive on a matter that plainly requires firm but sensitive action. Times, Sunday Times
An indecisive man could never run the country.
Nonetheless, his enemies depict him as weak and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness
Despite her classic feminine behaviour, forgetful, clumsy, unpunctual and indecisive, she succeeds in her quest to find Susan (Madonna).
They painted him to be indecisive, negative, and selfish.
The five instrumentalists who played many different instruments my favorite was the "nun's fiddle," a long, skinny, one-stringed wooden box played with a bow that produced a nasty raspberry of a sound in the course of the evening did so expertly, although the two horns sounded indecisive in the fast give-and-take "hocket" of the Dufay "Gloria," and the whole well-paced production moved smoothly. Waverly Consort's medieval sound tests modern-day audiences
Fortune favours the bold - not the weak and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
In October, a battle was fought at Edgehill but neither side won it and from a military point of view it was an indecisive battle.
He is widely thought to be an indecisive leader.
People may say you are too indecisive, but it's only because you want to do what's right.
Cursing himself for what he called his egregious folly in making himself the slave of a mere lady's attendant, and for having given the parish, should they know of her refusal, a chance of sneering at him -- certainly a ground for thinking less of his standing than before -- he went home to the Old House, and walked indecisively up and down his back-yard. Desperate Remedies
My indecisiveness is probably, scratch that, definitely going to force me to play through the game a second time. Decision Paralysis, Or Why I Can't Get Out Of Vault 101
At a time of crisis its top managers have been exposed as weak and indecisive. The Sun
His Government is adrift dithering and indecisive. The Sun
They can be cautious and indecisive, but also reactive, defiant and rebellious.
He looks opportunistic and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
Being pregnant for the second time round should make me somewhat of a veteran at the highs and lows of pregnancy and yet I wasn't ready for a surge of indecisiveness that swept through my mind for a few heartfelt seconds last weekend.
It said the document must to'fully and unambiguously reflect the scope of uncertainty' over who is understood to be in charge after an indecisive outcome. Times, Sunday Times
His Government is adrift dithering and indecisive. The Sun
Nonetheless, his enemies depict him as weak and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
His positional play was indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
Pisces are called indecisive, but you didn't have trouble making up your mind about doing a big Broadway show. Frasier Dons a Boa
Iam not usually an indecisive person who sees both sides of a question. Times, Sunday Times
They want elections to be indecisive so they can make backroom deals for power. The Sun
Why be indecisive when indecisiveness is exactly the problem with the government’s response to the storm? Buck stops where? « BuzzMachine
Millions of bank customers are still shaking their heads at the indecisive outcome of Tuesday's hole-in-the-wall discussions in Harrogate.
I do not care how rich you are, or how indecisive, but I do know this: when you dither with your trolley examining the crispbreads at the only point of the biscuit and cracker aisle adjacent to a massive great pillar, no-one can pass.
I am over his uncertainties, his indecisiveness and the fact that he spent much of our relationship unsure of whether he wanted to be with me anyway.
He was pathetically indecisive and unable to leverage the most important window they had for a counter-attack.
Soldiers who do not remain calm or are indecisive quickly lose their ability to resist.
Iam not usually an indecisive person who sees both sides of a question. Times, Sunday Times
Ninety-six short stories in that lot which should keep me going into May, but being an indecisive Libran now I can't quite make up my mind whether to read volume by volume to get a real feel for each writer or swip and swap each day to ring the changes. ShortStoryLand
Some blame indecisive leadership for the party's failure at the polls.
At best they are indecisive, and at the end they are completely unable to reach a position because their various representations prohibit them from doing so.
I would rather risk a mistake than be indecisive, which is always a mistake. Naked in the Boardroom
Two indecisive general elections left Britain rudderless. Times, Sunday Times
It is not perhaps surprising that the administration now appears so indecisive and unfocused.
I said we would be attacked again soon after our indecisive, limp-wristed, weak leader was sworn in. CNN Poll: Could authorities have prevented Ft. Hood shootings?
It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness.
His Government is adrift dithering and indecisive. The Sun
He was a poor administrator, he was indecisive, and he seemed unable to make hard decisions.
The changes come after mounting criticism that the government is weak and indecisive.
Is it, as the mullet haircut was to indecisive rock stars, both a long and a short cardigan? Times, Sunday Times
The more indecisive used a curious system known as boustrophedon in which the text would run from left to right, reach the end of the line and double back to run right to left like the furrows of a plough!

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